MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce members gathered Thursday for the organization’s annual dinner. Put on by the Chamber of Commerce, the annual celebration was held at the Morgantown […]
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Senator’s plan to fix secondary roads involves natural gas tax increase, Rainy Day Fund
CHARLESTON — “Randy’s Dream” now has a much more specific set of ideas behind the thought the state might be able to fix some of the secondary and tertiary roads […]
A sampling of bills introduced Jan. 24
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 24. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 412, the The Katherine Johnson Fair Pay Act, to […]
Preston County Board of Health explains new food handling code
KINGWOOD — Beginning July 1, a new food handling code will require establishments serving food to the public to have a certified food handler on each shift. The individual can […]
MUB set to launch updated website
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Utility Board will launch its updated website, mub.org, Jan. 25. “The updated site was built with a few things in mind. Foremost, it was streamlined to ensure […]
Citizens post signs opposing DOH roundabout plans
MORGANTOWN — A group of citizens say they’ll continue to speak out against a planned roundabout at the intersection of University Avenue and Collins Ferry Road. Signs placed in the […]
Senate panel approve bill to make home rule pilot program permanent; goes to full Senate
CHARLESTON — The Senate Government Organization Committee approved a bill on Thursday making the Home Rule Pilot Program permanent. SB 4 passed unanimously and goes next to the full Senate. It […]
WVU student accused of biting another’s ear off among those arraigned
MORGANTOWN — A trio of men accused of armed home invasion, a WVU student who allegedly bit someone’s ear off in a fight and a WVU student indicted for sexually […]
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia names Clawges senior status judge
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Russell Clawges was named a senior status judge by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia this week. As a senior status […]
House passes SNAP bill for drug felons; Delegate Bates says, ‘Cannabis can’ help fix some state problems
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates approved on Thursday a bill to end the lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for drug felons – a ban that murderers and rapists are not […]
